Library Cataloging
I've just read an article "Perceptions of Catalogers and End-Users Towards Bilingual Authority Files" by Kaba Abdoulaye. The Electronic Library v. 20, no. 2 (2002) pp. 202-210. A shame it is so poor, since it treats such an important topic. Abdoulaye interviewed three catalogers then makes statements like "A majority (66.6 per cent) of the cataloguers believed...." or "A majority of the cataloguing staff believe ...." With a group of three we are dealing with case study, not statistics. Abdoulaye does interview a small group (23) of students as well.
- Names In Rda
RDA logo (Photo credit: American Library Association Publishing)Have an opinion about changing name authority records into the RDA standard? The PCC Acceptable Headings Implementation Task Group has received a number of comments suggesting that the work...
- Authority Records
News from OCLC regarding notification of authority records with death dates added.The Library of Congress recently announced a change in policy about adding death dates to personal name heading and a revision to the LCRI for AACR2 rule 22.17 that allows...
- Dates In Authority Records
News from LCIn June of 2005, the Library of Congress Cataloging Policy and Support Office (CPSO) invited comment on this list (and others) regarding a proposal to allow the addition of death dates to headings in the LC/NACO Authority File. CPSO received...
- Names
VIAF: The Virtual International Authority File is a joint project of OCLC with the Library of Congress and Die Deutsche Bibliothek.Once the existing authority records are linked, shared OAI servers will be established to maintain the authority files and...
- Naco
The end of next week I'm getting a NACO refresher and training on RLIN. NACO, the name authority component of the PCC, is a wonderful program. I would suggest all catalogers take advantage of the training they provide. The ability to add names to...
Library Cataloging
Multilingual Cataloging
I've just read an article "Perceptions of Catalogers and End-Users Towards Bilingual Authority Files" by Kaba Abdoulaye. The Electronic Library v. 20, no. 2 (2002) pp. 202-210. A shame it is so poor, since it treats such an important topic. Abdoulaye interviewed three catalogers then makes statements like "A majority (66.6 per cent) of the cataloguers believed...." or "A majority of the cataloguing staff believe ...." With a group of three we are dealing with case study, not statistics. Abdoulaye does interview a small group (23) of students as well.
Abdoulaye also is not always sure of the facts. "Authority files appeared to be organized according to AACR2 principle, which is applied today in many academic libraries. However, some of the records were found attached with birth and/or death dates within the name authority file." Anyone who has their first cataloging class in AACR could have told why some names had dates. And it wasn't because they were famous Muslim scholars as Abdoulaye guesses. There is a bibliography that may lead to some better studies, mostly concerned with Arabic language cataloging. The literature review may also be useful as a lead to better research.
- Names In Rda
RDA logo (Photo credit: American Library Association Publishing)Have an opinion about changing name authority records into the RDA standard? The PCC Acceptable Headings Implementation Task Group has received a number of comments suggesting that the work...
- Authority Records
News from OCLC regarding notification of authority records with death dates added.The Library of Congress recently announced a change in policy about adding death dates to personal name heading and a revision to the LCRI for AACR2 rule 22.17 that allows...
- Dates In Authority Records
News from LCIn June of 2005, the Library of Congress Cataloging Policy and Support Office (CPSO) invited comment on this list (and others) regarding a proposal to allow the addition of death dates to headings in the LC/NACO Authority File. CPSO received...
- Names
VIAF: The Virtual International Authority File is a joint project of OCLC with the Library of Congress and Die Deutsche Bibliothek.Once the existing authority records are linked, shared OAI servers will be established to maintain the authority files and...
- Naco
The end of next week I'm getting a NACO refresher and training on RLIN. NACO, the name authority component of the PCC, is a wonderful program. I would suggest all catalogers take advantage of the training they provide. The ability to add names to...